Book Review As a grad student, I read a lot of papers. For some reason, I like to relax by reading more. This post will be a review of 3 books that I’ve read whose authors are from academia. Below a each review, I give my recommendations for it to both a lay audience and…
It’s a Book About Code, no not that Kind of Code While this book is titled “The Code Book”, it is not about computer science. It’s about a different type of science; “the science of secrecy”. How to hide messages and meaning, It’s about cryptography. The Code Book by Simon Singh is a 400-page book…
How I Came to Read Kelly Back when I was writing a review on Ben Rich’s Skunk Works, I was trying to find a way to procrastinate. On the bookshelf in front of me, was an unopened copy of Kelly: More than My Share of It All. This book is an autobiography of the life of…
Why I Chose to Read Skunkworks This last week I’ve been on vacation hiking in Yosemite. I brought Ben Rich’s Skunk Works with me as a way to entertain myself during the flight to California as well as during any downtime that might pop up on my trip. Skunkworks is an autobiographical account about one…
Introduction to GBR If you’re like me, you’ve been getting a deluge of emails about new regulations in Europe kicking into place called the GDPR. Don’t worry, this post isn’t about that. GBR stands for the Gereshes Book Review. I’ve been reading plenty of good engineering/science/math books lately and I’ve wanted to share my thoughts…
